suppression
[ suh-presh-uh n ]
/ səˈprɛʃ ən /
noun
the act of suppressing.
the state of being suppressed.
Psychoanalysis.
conscious inhibition of an impulse.
Botany.
the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects.
Radio, Electronics.
the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal.
Electricity.
the reduction or elimination of irregular current oscillations or frequencies in a circuit.
Origin of suppression
OTHER WORDS FROM suppression
non·sup·pres·sion, noun re·sup·pres·sion, noun self-sup·pres·sion, nounWords nearby suppression
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British Dictionary definitions for suppression
suppression
/ (səˈprɛʃən) /
noun
the act or process of suppressing or the condition of being suppressed
electronics
the act or process of suppressing a frequency, oscillation, etc
biology
the failure of an organ or part to develop
med
the cessation of any physiological process
Medical definitions for suppression
suppression
[ sə-prĕsh′ən ]
n.
The act of suppressing or the state of being suppressed.
Conscious exclusion of unacceptable desires, thoughts, or memories from the mind.
The sudden arrest of the secretion of a fluid, such as urine or bile.
The checking or curtailing of an abnormal flow or discharge.
The effect of a second genetic mutation that reverses a phenotypic change that had been caused by a previous mutation at a different location on the chromosome.